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| posted by pinklet 71 days ago |
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my helper is telling me that the new basic salary is hkd 3800 and we have to do not have to pay the levy of amt hkd 400 to the government anymore........is it true or just a rumour.....
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| posted by puyi 71 days ago |
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pay her the extra 400...................
darren rudd is and never was a sinophile
but the reports were a smoggy mistake
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| posted by 2hot2handle 71 days ago |
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think its just a rumour
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| posted by Nasdaq_Index 71 days ago |
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whats the big deal paying and extra 400 bucks?? if someone thinks that $400 increase on the basic salary for a "helper" who clean your s**t and in some cases your whole family and extended family s**t (during visit or...) then you shouldn't have a helper. Hong Kong is one of the unique places in the world where an average (IMOP) citizen can afford to hire someone to do all the s**t work for them. I'm all for the increase.... I fully support it. my 2 cents.
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| posted by shazza 71 days ago |
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There is no minimum wage for local domestic helpers under the laws of Hong Kong.
As for foreign domestic helpers, you should pay them no less than the prevailing Minimum Allowable Wage at the time of signing the contract and factor in the living costs of your foreign domestic helper. The Minimum Allowable Wage has been adjusted to HK$3,480 per month with effect from 6 June 2007.
Again, as usual, I found it ridiculous that there's no minimum wages for local but foreign domestic helpers. The difference is a local DH gets as low as $40/hr, a say Filipina gets $60/hr if they do part time. Local DH have to pay for their own acommodation and food whilst foreign helpers get provided all these things by the employers.
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| posted by smog 71 days ago |
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It is certainly strongly rumoured (the local Filipino press was reporting such this week) but as far as I know it's still just a rumour. Expect it to happen though.
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| posted by puyi 70 days ago (edited 70 days ago) |
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yes it must be very hard for those local people who work as dh and have no language problems and are surrounded by their own culture and have family support at hand etc etc etc and cant be fired for trivial reasons or subjected to degrading antics by the employer or forced to share the sidewalks on sundays with all the other dh's ................hmmmm times are tough
darren rudd is and never was a sinophile
but the reports were a smoggy mistake
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| posted by Load Toad 70 days ago |
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Yup, it's far to difficult for LEGCO to put in place minimum wage legislation that covers everybody - god forbid that it might actually have a detrimental effect on their big business cronies.
He does say 'I love the thought of coming over you'.
'Coming home to...'
'Oh - that's kind of killed the song for me'.
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| posted by shazza 70 days ago |
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Foreign helpers choose to leave their home to work overseas. And they could have a nice future if they spent wisely with the money they make here, or, their family could already have a better life back home.
Local people, lots of them get paid about the same as the foreign DH (under 4K a month), they have no choice to work elsewhere and their future is nothing as nice until our wonderful government do something about it one day.
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| posted by Load Toad 70 days ago |
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Did you see that news item last night of some death trap hovel in Sham s**tole Po - 3 govt departments approached about the various fire hazards, sewage issues etc and not one doing jack about it....I don't expect a lot from HK' govt and they certainly never exceed my expectations.
He does say 'I love the thought of coming over you'.
'Coming home to...'
'Oh - that's kind of killed the song for me'.
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| posted by shazza 70 days ago (edited 70 days ago) |
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Yes I did and it didn't surprise me. I lived in worse place when I was a kid and I feel their pain.
There are a lot of places 100 times worse condition than that s**thole and my helpers' room is like a palace compared to them.
Lots of governments are w***ers and we have one of the worst here.
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 70 days ago |
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Originally posted by puyi
...and cant be fired for trivial reasons ...
Erm, pretty much anyone can be fired for trivial reasons in HK with very little comeback.
Watchu talkin' about Willis?
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| posted by Load Toad 70 days ago |
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..it's what makes us so attractive to foreign investment and such.
He does say 'I love the thought of coming over you'.
'Coming home to...'
'Oh - that's kind of killed the song for me'.
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| posted by AKA 70 days ago |
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Originally posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant
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Originally posted by puyi
...and cant be fired for trivial reasons ...
Erm, pretty much anyone can be fired for trivial reasons in HK with very little comeback.
Not everyone can be fired for using too much soy sauce though
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| posted by beautyqueen 70 days ago |
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So if the rumor becomes a fact, there won't be levy anymore?
Shazza has a point there. The gap of cost of living between these two countries is so wide that's just unfair to compare workers. Is anyone suggesting that locals don't work as hard as Philipinos? The cleaning ladies at my gym are locals and I can assure you they work their ass off.
Went to Makumba last night with a friend and it was dead as usual. There were two guys playing on stage who I guess sort of work for the club now, does anyone know what the pay range is for guys like them in HK?
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 70 days ago |
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Originally posted by Load Toad
..it's what makes us so attractive to foreign investment and such.
The world's freeest economy allegedly. 
Watchu talkin' about Willis?
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| posted by Lucas 70 days ago |
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Thinking of a career swtich?
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open ones mouth and remove all doubt.
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| posted by Paps of Jura 70 days ago |
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What's Mukumba ??
Dib Dob nib knob
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| posted by AKA 70 days ago |
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trying to follow the logic of this argument, let's see
Group A get paid s**t, but were born/live here
Group B get paid s**t, but are migrant workers
Group B would earn less than Group A if they stayed at home, so should feel themselves better off to be allowed to work here and earning more than Group A
Option A: Society is to blame
Option B: Government is to blame
Option C: People should know their place
Option D: Group A should get a Filipana passport and apply as ODH
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